Vehicle-curtain



M. ABBOTT. VEHICLE CURTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-1. 1919.

1,358,491 Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

UhilTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MORRIS ABBOTT, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

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I? will w/lom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Messrs Ason'rr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of tlhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Curtains, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates broadly to vehicle curtains, and has specific reference to improved means for effecting the securing of a transparent vision panel in an operative position within such curtains.

The object of the invention isto provide simple and inexpensive means for quickly effecting the mounting of acelluloid or isinglass panel within the curtain. of an automobile top, and to accomplish this result vthout necessitating the removal of the curt..in from its coiiperative frame, and further, to eliminate the necessity of stitching the panel to the curtain.

To this end, the invention broadly consists of a flexible frame strip which is capable of being bent to assume requisite opening configurations and to provide this strip with attaching elements, which are adapted to penetrate the celluloid panel and the curtain to which it is applied, whereby upon the clenching of the ends of the securing elements the panel and strip structure as a whole will be securely supported in connection with a, curtain anoa pleasing and linished appearance afforded.

The essential object, therefore, of the present invention consists in the provision of the flexible frame strip. which is so constructed as to be readily applied in connection with curtain openings of all configurations and which serves to quickly and firmly unite the transparent panel coiiperativc therewith in an applied position upon a curtain.

With these and other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention accordingly consists in the novel features of construction, combination of ele ments and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, and having the scope thereof pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the frame strip employed by the invention,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary front elevation of the strip, showing the same as applled to a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

1919. Serial no. 230,059.

vehicle curtain and its cooperative transpar ent panel,

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is an elevation looking at the inside of the curtain and disclosing more particularly the securing elements employed for retaining the strip in secured relation with a curtain, and

Fig. 5 is an exterior elevation, showing the application of the strip to a curtain window. Similar characters of reference denote like and corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

Heretofore, it has been a common practice in the art to secure a transparent panel to a vehicle curtain by simply stitching the edges of the panel to the curtain. This necessitates the removal of the latterfrom its position upon its cooperative frame, which is a labor involving operation and fre quently results in tearing or mutilating the curtain to such extent that it is either ren' dered useless or, at least, permits of the seepage of moisture into the interior of the vehicle with which the curtain is associated. To overcome this objection, other improvements in the art have provided ri id metallic clamping frames which provice means for securing a transparent panel in position without necessitating the removal of the curtain from its frame. These latter constructions, however, are open to the particular objection that the same must be made in many and numerous sizes and shapes to fit the various designs of vision openings provided in vehicle curtains, and as a result a dealer must carry a very extensive variety of these frames to meet the trade requirements. To overcome the above objections, and to provide a device which will be applicable to openings of any design, the present invention comprises a flexible frame strip 1, which is preferably formed from rubber or a composition thereof and may be sold in any desired length so as to be capable of surrounding the bounding edges of a vision opening 2 provided in the curtain 3 of a vehicle top. This trip 1 is adapted to cooperate with the transparent panel d of celluloid employed in covering the opening 2 and is provided with means for securely clamping the panel in its applied position with respect to. said opening. To effect this result said strip is provided at intervals .to the configuration of the opening 2.

throughout its length with a plurality of pliable securing elements 5 which, in their preferred form, are suitably embedded-within and carried by the strip 1. These' elements are provided with pointed extremities so as to enable the same to readily penetrate the panel 4 and the surrounding or adjacent portions of'the curtain 3. A reinforcing From the foregoing, it Wlll be apparent that in the event of fracture on part of the panel 4 the injury maybe repaired by merely securing a new panel and in forming the latter so that its marginal portions will slightly overlie the edges of the opening 2. This panel may be then heldin position by forcing the elements 5 of the strip 1 therethrough and by clenching the. ends of the elements, as above mentioned, in cooperation with the reinforcing strip 6, It will be observed that this operation can be readily effected without requiring the removal of the curtain from its cooperative frame, and

also, the strip 1, on account of its flexible nature may be readily shaped to correspond with the formation of the panel and it therefore eliminates the necessity of numerous sizes. When in an applied position the strip 1 will conceal the joints between the panel 4 and the curtain 3 and will therefore present a pleasing and artistic exterior appearance. By virtue ofthe reinforcing strip 6 and the securingelements 5 the parts of the construction may be securely bound together so that the flowof moisture between parts will be effectively eliminated. To efiect repairs in the construction it is simply necessary to purchase a sufficient length of the strip 1 to surround a desired curtain opening,..as the necessity of taking cognizance of the opening configuration has, on account of the flexible strip 1, been eliminated. This serves to materially reduce the eostof makingsuch repairs and permits the same to beaccomplished with ease and facility.

WVhat I claim is: r

p A light frame for vehicle curtains, comprising a one piece flexible strip of rubberized material. of suchform as to be capable of surrounding the marginal portions of the light opening of a curtain, and a plurality of pliable prongs permanently carried by 7 said strip and having the headsthereof em'- bedded therein, said prongs being capable of penetrating said curtain to securely unite said strip in applied relationship therewith.

In testimony whereof I'affix my signature.

MORRIS ABBOTT. 

